NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 6
Chapter 6: From Today Onward, Raise the Demon Lord:
Seeing the woman struggling to get up and express her gratitude, Tang Mo waved a hand. “No need. You’re still gravely injured. Just sit and rest. Though I gave you a Three Yin Meridian-Replenishing Pill, you’ll need to continue taking medicine for a while to ensure a full recovery without any lasting damage.”
Three Yin Meridian-Replenishing Pill!
Li Weixi had seen alchemists refine this near-fourth-grade pill while training under her master years ago. She knew its immense value and powerful effects.
So… it was an alchemist who saved me?
Mother, you must have foreseen this crisis. Even in death, your spirit is still protecting me…
Her grip on the jade pendant tightened as a sour pain welled in her heart.
If not for the forbidden technique her mother had sealed inside the pendant, which automatically tore open a spatial rift and randomly transported her into the cultivation world at the moment of death…
She would have already perished in the demon lair, or worse—she would have fallen into the hands of her two older brothers, forced to embrace demonic cultivation, triggering the Yellow Springs Tear in her Golden Core to awaken her demonic physique.
At that point, she would have been forced to break the seal left by her mother, shatter her Golden Core, and form a Nascent Soul.
Then, her brothers would have personally stripped her demonic root, extracted her Nascent Soul, and taken her heart’s essence blood.
She would have perished, while her brothers would refine her Demonic Physique, seize control of the Demon Realm, and even unify all three realms.
Her mother had died protecting her, entrusting her to a close friend—who later became her master.
Yet those years of master-disciple kinship had been nothing but a lie. Her so-called righteous master had coveted her demonic physique from the start!
After leading her to Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, her “good master” revealed their true colors, using every possible method—torture, deception, coercion—to force her into demonic cultivation.
And in the end, her brothers found her.
After capturing her and dragging her back to the Demon Realm, they poisoned her and threw her into the demon lair—all to force her into corruption.
Her body trembled as she clutched the pendant tighter, curling up as fear and pain overtook her. Her delicate features twisted in agony, sweat streaming down her face.
Seeing her sudden change—like PTSD being triggered—Tang Mo immediately activated Spirit Eyes. Her Golden Core’s poison had become even more active than before!
This poison… was connected to her emotions and Dao Heart.
It agitated her mind, weakened her will, feeding on her negative emotions until the protective gray mist could no longer hold it back, and the poison erupted completely.
Now, he was certain—the gray mist barrier wasn’t harmful. Someone had placed it there to protect her.
“Girlie, calm down,” Tang Mo leaned closer, his voice firm. “Negative emotions will worsen your condition.”
His voice, along with the faint herbal fragrance in the air, inexplicably soothed Li Weixi’s rising panic and the demonic corruption surging inside her.
Her tear-filled eyes lifted, staring at him in a daze.
She slowly regained her senses.
Realizing she had lost control in front of her savior, her face turned red, and she quickly turned away, wiping the corners of her eyes. Her voice was barely above a whisper. “I… I’m sorry. I let you see me like this…”
Tang Mo sat back down, noting how the poison had stabilized slightly. But this was a ticking time bomb. If left unchecked, it would always remain a hidden danger.
“Do you feel any other discomfort?”
“The pill you gave me is working well. My injuries have stabilized,” Li Weixi shook her head. “I truly don’t know how to thank you for saving my life. If not for you, I’d already be dead.”
She hesitated, looking ashamed. “But… my spatial pouch was lost. The only thing I have left is this jade pendant. However… this is my mother’s keepsake…”
Tang Mo glanced at the precious pendant she clutched so tightly and suddenly recalled something from the novel.
The final boss of the novel, the Demon Lord Li Weixi, also had a pendant she treasured deeply.
At one point, a trusted subordinate betrayed her and stole it. When she found out, she massacred the entire family of twenty-three people.
Later, during her climactic battle against Lin Xuan, he had almost lost, but used the pendant to trick her, turning the tide in his favor.
Could it be…?
No. Impossible.
There were countless people with jade pendants in this world. It was unlikely to be the same one.
Besides, Li Weixi was the biggest villain of the entire novel, appearing in the later arcs as Lin Xuan’s ultimate nemesis. The novel barely mentioned her in the early chapters—by now, she was supposed to be training in the Demon Realm.
The Demon Realm was tens of thousands of miles from Lingzhu City.
Tang Mo shook his head. “I don’t need your jade pendant. Repaying a favor doesn’t have to be with money. But before that, I have a few questions for you.”
Not asking for money… does he mean…
Li Weixi’s heart skipped a beat.
Could he be asking for… her…?
Her face turned even redder, but she had just been saved by this man. She had no way to refuse, nor did she even know how to respond.
Her voice was almost trembling. “P-please… ask…”
“Tang Mo,” he corrected. “No need for formalities. Just tell me—where are you from, why are you injured, and do you have a place to go?”
Li Weixi bit her lip, hesitating for a long time before replying, “I was injured by… a beast attack. But… I won’t lie to you—I can’t say where I came from.”
Tang Mo nodded. At least she was honest.
“I don’t have anywhere to go for now. If Pill Master Tang doesn’t mind, could you… allow me to stay here for a while?”
She lifted her gaze, pleading. “I am at the Golden Core Realm. I can help with anything you need, even if it’s just repaying you for the medicine…”
Willing to repay kindness.
Even if it was just because she didn’t want to owe a favor, it was already better than the ingrates on Pure Void Mountain.
At least he had saved the right person this time.
Moreover, Tang Mo had already planned to keep her as a Golden Core bodyguard. If she ever turned into another Ye Li, he had ways to handle it.
He nodded. “That works. You’ll need time to recover anyway… but do you have enemies?”
She did.
Two Demon Realm princes—her older brothers.
Her master had already been killed. No one else knew she possessed the Heaven Demon Physique.
Besides, before her brothers had thrown her into the demon lair, they had already murdered their Demon Lord father and started a civil war for control.
Right now, the Demon Realm was in chaos. Even if they realized she had escaped, it would take them a long time to stabilize their power and come after her.
And by then… she needed to be strong enough to fight back.
With clenched fists, she suddenly knelt before Tang Mo, her voice trembling with sincerity.
“I do have enemies… but they are far away. They don’t know where I am, and finding me will take time.”
“If they ever get close, I will leave immediately. I swear never to bring trouble to you!”
“I have nowhere to go. I must become stronger to avenge my mother!”
Her tear-filled eyes locked onto him. “Please… let me stay. If you accept me, I will dedicate my life to repaying you.”
Tang Mo remained expressionless, but deep in his eyes, something shifted.
Finally, he reached out his hand.
“Then from today onward—let’s take care of each other, Li Weixi.”